This Company Said They'd Import Daraprim From Brazil For $10 Then Vanished
Daraprim has become a popular pharmaceutical medication in recent weeks thanks to Martin Shkreli's decision to increase the price of the drug from $13.50 to $750. The medicine is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. The drug was originally developed to combat malaria and has been available since 1953. The market for the medicine is so small that no generic manufacturer has started making it. Shkreli, an American hedge fund manager, and entrepreneur, is the founder of Turing Pharmaceuticals AG. He ultimately announced the price of the drug his firm bought the....
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